Weekly Update

Weekly Update

I haven't written in here in so long....over a week, which is a LONG time in the life of twins. Last Friday, the twins went to two high school football games, and last Wednesday they went to a swim meet. At the meet, Addison stared intently at the swimmers, like, "OK. I get it. I can do this." And Jackson just ate his toes!
Addison went to the doctor for the rash on her face and we found out she weighs 17.5 pounds! She's definitely healthy.
Jackson started crawling....not totally, but he propelled himself forward this weekend without using his face! We were so proud!
I know I said don't believe what you read, but I was reading about kids who have trouble eating, and it suggested that we try feeding them in the morning, NOT in the evening, when they are really tired.....DUH! Wish I would have thought of that! Jackson has actually eaten his breakfast for the past three days!!! It's been lovely. For the first bite, he makes a crazy face, like, "What is this?" Then, when he realizes it's yummy, he gets all extra excited and squeals!
Funny story: Their natural bedtime is around 8 p.m....no matter when they've eaten prior to that, they are ready for the bedtime bottle at 8. So, the other night, Jackson fell asleep in his vibrating chair and I was debating whether to wake him and feed him or just put him to bed. I decided to wake him up, so I gently touched him arm and whispered, "Jackson," and he was SO startled! He jumped wide awake and started screaming. Of course I jumped and then Addison looked at me and she saw the horrified look on my face and she started screaming.......
Addison is a blankey girl! She is calmed when she has a blanket to hold when she's sucking her thumb. It's so fun! Jacskon still loves his "passy." He can't quite figure out yet how to get his thumb in his mouth.
Jackson is teething...we think! He was crying all night. I finally decided to cuddle him because he was having such a hard time. Then, I remembered that cousin Michelle gave us some Baby Orajel and said that was helpful. So, I found it at 3 a.m. and put some on his gums. He make another crazy face and started to scream!!!! I cuddled him and he seemed to settle down, but not entirely. I cuddled him the rest of the night.....so hopefully he got some sleep, because mommy didn't. But Addison slept....which is good. When one is fussy, the other one is usually good.